Chapter 158: Chapter 158 No One Else Can
Jiang Mianmian at first quite enjoyed being praised by everyone, but as their words became more and more exaggerated, she started to feel overwhelmed.
In contrast, Yu Cheng, who always disliked noise, maintained an air of calm composure.
It was then that someone asked, “Then should we try touching San Ya, to see if we can also share in the good fortune?”
“Maybe that’ll work!”
Jiang Mianmian instantly panicked and tugged at her dad’s hand, “Dad, I’m going back to my room to do homework.”
She didn’t want her face touched and pinched, especially by so many people; her delicate little face would surely become swollen and red.
After she spoke, she attempted to hop down from the bench, but it was a moment too late. A pair of withered hands reached out to her, “San Ya, come here, let your auntie hug you.”
She swiftly turned around only to be met with a smiling face, “And a hug from your aunt.”
Jiang Mianmian: …No, I’m not letting anyone hug me.
But they were all elders from the village who had watched her grow up, and she was too embarrassed to refuse outright, finding herself caught in a dilemma.
Then suddenly, she felt herself being lifted up and tucked under someone’s arm.
Without even looking back, she knew who it was.
After all, the only one who would tuck her into his armpit was Yu Cheng.
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Yu Cheng, not being a younger member of the village and appearing aloof and indifferent, didn’t face any interception from others who could only watch helplessly as he carried Jiang Mianmian off to the inner room.
“Thank you,” said Jiang Mianmian, sitting on the bed, genuinely grateful for having dodged that bullet.
Her little face was saved.
The next second, she felt a gentle pinch on her cheek.
“Consider that a thank-you gift.”
Yu Cheng said this with complete self-assurance, making it clear that he could pinch Little Lamb’s face, but no one else could.
She puffed out her cheeks and took out her homework book, “I’m going to do my homework now.”
The implication was for Yu Cheng not to disturb her.
Yu Cheng, unfazed, raised an eyebrow and settled down on the bed to rest.
In the main room, Zhang Guihua, hearing everyone say that San Ya was a child of great fortune, gradually began to believe that her granddaughter indeed had good luck.
Just by casually saving someone, she had brought such great benefits home, so Zhang Guihua thought she should probably start treating her better from now on.
Thinking of the many good things the family had received, Zhang Guihua, for a change, was quite generous. She took out the sunflower seeds Jiang Changhai had given her a few days ago and let the villagers eat them while they chatted.
Sun Lixia, cracking sunflower seeds, kept her eyes fixed on the gifts on the table.
These things must not be monopolized by the eldest’s family, and that five hundred yuan, she had to claw out a share for herself!
Zhao Xiaojuan, on the other hand, had no desire for things that didn’t belong to her, feeling it was good that Jiang Mianmian was doing so well, and that it might also bring some benefits to the family.
Having learned the news and eaten their fill of sunflower seeds, the villagers sat for a while before heading home.
Jiang Dashan and Zhang Guihua, the old couple, went out to see off their guests, but when they returned, they saw Jiang Changhai opening a big box of biscuits and eating them, and a box of fruit had been opened and shared as well.
“Eldest, what are you doing?!”
Zhang Guihua shrieked and rushed over to grab the box and close it, “No more eating!”
This spendthrift, not only did he open the biscuits to eat, but he also shared those precious things with those unprofitable kids from the second household!
Originally, the girls from the second household were delicately eating the biscuits Uncle had divided among them.
Seeing their grandma looking fierce and terrifying, they immediately got scared and shrank back, not daring to eat anymore.
Jiang Changhai, however, was nonchalant, “Don’t be afraid, I gave them to you, eat all you want.”